Ex-Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes set to SEAL Manchester United deal

According to reports, the Spaniard's future is set to be thrashed out in the coming days and an agreement between the two parties is expected.

Valdes has been training at Carrington in recent weeks in a bid to step up his fitness after suffering a cruciate knee injury last season at Barcelona.

The 32-year-old opted to leave the Catalan club at the end of the last campaign in search of a new challenge and he has previously been linked with moves to Ligue 1 outfit Monaco and United's Premier League rivals Liverpool.

United's current No.1 David De Gea has been linked with a switch to Real Madrid next summer and his contract is set to expire in 2016.

SET TO SIGN: Victor Valdes is reportedly set to sign a contract to join Manchester United [AFP]

De Gea recently discussed Valdes' spell at United and revealed the veteran stopper is not fully fit.

He said: "Victor had a difficult injury, he had a bad time and the boss knows him well and has given him the opportunity to recover there.

"Yes, Victor is training over in Manchester, he's still not 100 per cent after his injury. When he is fully fit he will start to train with us.

"He's still not training in goal with us. From time to time he comes out with the goalkeeping coach but very little still."